Thanks for the good 'ol ribbing...appreciate it. I've never heard back from Polo, Hanes or Chucky Cheese so I guess I'll stick with my day job?

Thanks for the offer Wraithblade...I replaced the entire rear air line and the rear bags still have a slooooow leak. I don't know if that's common with bags or what, but if I do another, I will let you know.

Thanks Steve...I'll get some high res shots before it's all said and gone. Still need to get the top done. Plus right now, 3/4 of the car is color sanded awaiting to be buffed so no photos for a while.

And what I have in mind next?

Either:

1) A chopped '32 era 5-window coupe with the correct rear deck. An upright type 1 motor tucked in (someone said it couldn't be done) high-boy style with a '32 front grill, hood and side panels. Big-n-littles with white walls.
or
2) A high-boy styled early Carson top convertible type 1 front end with a super beetle front clip flipped over the ass end with finished inner fenderwells. Same wheel/tire combo.

Congrats on the award and a beautiful car. I cant wait to see the next build. Air bags should not leak down. Soapy water in a bottle will help you find your leak.Normally if there is a leak it is the fitting or the hose didnt get cut straight.

My attraction to volksrods is that these are bottom-feeders where things are still real ... people scraping together parts, doing their own work and often on a tight budget. Real hot rodding is still alive here.

Peter, Peter, Peter...tisk tisk...I gaurantee you will not get a nick on your finger next time.

I like the roof line of the 30 style 3-window. Imagine that on a fenderless volksrod with a same year grill and hood...hmm.

Here is a shot of the car with the top up.

Couple of questions:

1) When the fuel gauge is wired up (and I've verified it's wired properly) the gauge goes all the way to full. ('68 gauge and sending unit.) Well, it stays there but is soon followed by a puff of smoke. A liitle cloud is seen in the speedo... Wild guess here but...that can't be good?

2) Ok the Air ride...The pressure switch does not interupt/turn off the compressor. It will run to 160+PSI and keep going if I don't turn it off at the switch. I hear these 100psi (ON)-150PSI (OFF) pressure switches go bad..could this be my problem? Where can I get a good one?

3) Question about my clutch....Going from 1st to 2nd, it acts as if the clutch is not pressed in far enough. Goes in to third just fine. But down shifting....not fun from third. It will grind a little from 3rd to 2nd and nearly impossible to get in to 1st even at a 10 mph roll. Do I need to adjust my clutch a little more? There is no free play at the pedal and the cable feels tight at the wing nut. HELP!

Took it out on the open road for a short drive...Got it to about 40mph for a couple of minutes but seemed to run and ride pretty good. Still need to dial in the airride to ride height sweet spot but I think it's going to be a fun cruizer!!

Sounds like the clutch needs to be adjusted at the Back of the tunnel
were the cover plate is (cant remember if you even still have that). There is not allot of adjustment there but some.
I'll bet 4th will be hard to get in also. You may have to adjust the
shifter. I would try moving it towards back first.
At the pedal you want between .4 to .8 of an inch
10 to 20 mm. before it start to engage.

There's actually room to run the frame underneath. Depending on how far forward the axle actually is and how wide it is and how much rubber is being run on what size wheels, the exhaust may need to run differently than shown in the illustration. If the configuration is anything like mine, the exhaust will need to tuck under the head as the tires come within an inch of touching the forward outside corners of the valve covers. Leg room is an issue, but as illustrated it looks like the seats might be far enough back that it could work. It also depends a lot on how low the seats are, actually. Just sayin'.

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I saw that little cloud of smoke in a speedometer as I was hooking up a fuel gauge one time. I took the fuel gauge out of the speedometer and it was toast. I didnít know what caused it. The wiring was correct, that was the first thing I checked. I started looking for another fuel gauge; I ended up buying a complete speedometer off eBay with a working fuel gauge and fuel gauge vibrator cheaper than I could buy just the parts I needed from a supply house. It was for a í72, donít know if í68 uses a vibrator or not. I put the good fuel gauge and vibrator in my speedometer and itís still working today, about 4 years later. All I did was change the parts. I still donít know what caused the first one to burn up. Hope this helps.